Douglas DC-2

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The Douglas DC-2 is a pioneering 1930s American twin-engine airliner that helped establish reliable commercial air travel and directly influenced the design of the famous DC-3.

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Douglas DC-2 canonical 13
Douglas DC‑2 2
Douglas DC-2 airframe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airliner
twin-engine aircraft
airlineOperator KLM
LOT Polish Airlines
Lufthansa
Pan American Airways
Swissair
Transcontinental & Western Air
category 1930s United States airliners
Douglas aircraft
twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
configuration low-wing monoplane
construction all-metal
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 2
3
cruiseSpeed 274 km/h
developedFrom Douglas DC-1
developedInto Douglas DC-3
emptyWeight 7,940 kg
engineType piston engine
era 1930s
firstFlight 1934-05-11
height 5.08 m
influenced Douglas DC-3 design
introduced 1934
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
length 19.96 m
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
maximumPassengerCapacity 14
maximumSpeed 338 km/h
maximumTakeoffWeight 11,430 kg
militaryOperator Royal Air Force
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
notableUse MacRobertson Air Race
numberBuilt 156
powerplant 2 × Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engines
range 1,700 km
role commercial airliner
military transport
serviceCeiling 7,620 m
status retired
typicalPassengerCapacity 14
16
wingspan 25.90 m

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Pratt & Whitney Hornet application Douglas DC‑2
linked to: Douglas DC-2
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. designed Douglas DC-2
Douglas B-18 Bolo developedFrom Douglas DC-2
Wright R-1820 usedOnAircraft Douglas DC-2
subject linked to: Wright R-1820 radial engine
Douglas DC-2 (militarized) basedOn Douglas DC-2
Douglas DC-3 developedFrom Douglas DC-2
Douglas DC-1 successor Douglas DC-2
Douglas DC-1 developedInto Douglas DC-2
Boeing 247 successor Douglas DC‑2
linked to: Douglas DC-2
Aero O/Y notableAircraftOperated Douglas DC-2
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. notableWork Douglas DC-2
subject linked to: Donald
Bolo developedFrom Douglas DC-2
Bolo airframeBasis Douglas DC-2 airframe
linked to: Douglas DC-2
B-18C airframeOrigin Douglas DC-2 derivative
linked to: Douglas DC-2